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Iowa's Fran McCaffery may have ended his college basketball career in game-changing moment in loss to Illinois
Illinois is going to play a quarterfinal matchup with Maryland Friday evening, as it defeated Iowa 106-94 in Thursday's Big Ten Tournament clash. Of course, things had to get intensified midway through the second half when Iowa coach Fran McCaffery got ejected after a double-technical foul was assessed with Illinois ahead 69-60. Fran McCaffery is TOSSED at the Big Ten tourney. Double techs and done for the day. pic.twitter.com/ljIju6pTk6 — Kyle Boone (@kyletheboone) March 13, 2025 Whether the call was justified or not, it's easy to see why McCaffery's coaching career added another layer of hilarity to the equation...
The State Journal-Register
Spring break is around the corner. Here's when Springfield-area schools are off
Students across the U.S. will soon get a break from their academics as spring break approaches. Here is when schools in the Springfield area can put their book bag away for a week or so. Auburn Community Unit School District 10 April 21-25 More: Accessing local journalism is even easier with the State Journal-Register app Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 March 24-31 Calvary Academy March 10-14 More: Student interest 'very strong' as District 186 adds American Sign Language Jacksonville School District 117 April 14-21 Lutheran High School March 17-21 More: Pritzker pushes to ban cellphones in Illinois schools Rochester Community Unit School District 3A March 24-28 Riverton Community Unit School District 14 March 10-14 Sacred Heart-Griffin High School April 18-25 Springfield District 186 March 17-21 Williamsville-Sherman Community Unit School District 15 April 24-28 Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@gannett.com. This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Spring break is around the corner. Here's when Springfield-area schools are off
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WAND TV
Fate of Springfield mail distribution center uncertain
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — With Washington in chaos almost constantly in recent weeks, the future of a United State Postal Service distribution center in Springfield remains unclear. The postal service announced recently a distribution center in Champaign will remain open. However, there has not been any public announcement on...
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Court records show big retailers helped investigators make their case against B-N pawn shops
Police investigating a suspected organized theft ring at three Bloomington-Normal pawn shops got help from some of America’s largest retailers — which also were the victims of the alleged crimes. The Home Depot, Walmart, Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods all suspect Monster Pawn’s owners of profiting from organized...